Second Half of Second Caution

I’ve been to tenements, town houses, towers and mansions And there are people in each doing what I’ve thus far described as a mission Sans commission Walk through a neighborhood that ain’t so good As you convince yourself you should, you could, you would And the only other white thing besides me in such a habitat was a white neon light While we junkies bow to and bless the night That another day has ended until begins tomorrow’s plight I’m telling you people I’ve lived on the right side, the wrong side and the middle of the tracks Praying for me to nod out and not realize a twelve car freight train is speeding my way Because sometimes it’s just too difficult to suffer another day Another day to go places where children are un-fed Because daddy’s dealing dope and mama’s charging a john thirty bucks to give him h**d They hand me my dope and cursed the fact that he didn’t draw a gun And then my life would come to a blessed end I’ve seen, gone and done things none of you would dare do and the mink killing lady over there, especially you I’ve done things to my body that shouldn’t be done Unless, of course you set your course for a pledge a place opf peace, gentility and fun Alas all too soon you find that the fun has been replaced by keeping on the run Phreepoetree (So Johnny or Tommy, you want to expend all the energy having to keep up with a habit